Trunk for cotton-openers



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P. ROWE & J. J. SGANLIN.

{ TRUNK FOR COTTON OPENERS. No. 254,385. IZmtented Feb. 28,1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEic- PATRICK ROWE AND JAMES J. SOANLLN, F LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

TRUNK FOR COTTON-OPENERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 254,385, dated February 28, 1882 Application filed August 16, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, PATRICK ROWE and JAMES J. SOANLIN, of Lowell, in the county of der the floor-sections o't'the trunk, and provided with means for tilting the sections thereofand dumping the refuse from the bottom into the car; also, in the combination, with the cottonopener trunk, of the pivoted sections, the projections, the cam, and the car; also, in the combination, with the cotton-opener trunk, of the pivoted sections, the projections, having weights attached thereto, the cam,and the car; also, in the combination, with the cotton-opener trunk, of the pivoted sections, the projections, the cam, and means for adjusting the same, and the car; also, in the combination, with the cotton-opener trunk, of the pivoted sections,

the projections, the cam, the cross-bar, the binding-screw, and the car; and also in the combination, with the cotton-opener trunk, of the pivoted sections, the projections, the cam, the cross-bar,theracks,thecog-wheels,thestudded wheel, and the chain, all as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal elevation of our improved trunk forcotton-openers, parts being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view oi'the car.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The trunk A of a cotton-opening machine is provided with a grating, B, over which the cotton passes from the cotton-opener to the picker, as indicated by the arrow a. The bottom of the trunk A is composed of a series of pivoted boards or sections, 0 0 G 850., provided on the under side with projections D D 820., having a weight, E E 850., attached thereto,

- which keeps the sections 0 G 8zc., in a horizontal position-that is, the openings in the bottom of the trunk A are closed. These projections D D 850., are not in one straight 1on3 gitudinal line, but each'one islocated a different distance from theends of the sections 0 O 850., as shown in Fig. 2. A car, F, runs on tracks or rails G below the trunk. A cam, H, providedon its outer end with a number of teeth, slides on a bar, J, attached to two cogged end bars or racks, K, engaging with the cogwheels L on the ends of a shaft, M, of the ear F. By means of a binding-screw, N, the cam H can be locked in any desired position on the bar J, which is provided with subdivisions, (marked 1, 2, and 3,) and corresponding in position with the projections D, D, and D A circumferentiallystudded wheel, 0, is mounted on one end of the shaftM, andachain, P, passing over this wheel, passes down to the floor of the room in which the trunk A is located. The car F is propelled or drawn by means of a cord or equivalent, Q, which is wound on a roller, R. The trunk may be provided with any number of pivoted sections OQ O 8110., in its bottom.

The operation is as follows: From the cotton passing through the trunk A the sand and dust fall through the grating B upon the sections 0 G 850., and accumulate there. If the sections (3 are to be tilted, the cam H is adjusted on the subdivision 1 on the bar J, and the car is drawn in the direction ofthe arrow a, causing the cam H to strike the projection D,thereby causin g the sections 0 to tilt, as shown in Fig. 1, the sand and dust sliding down these tilted sections into the car F. In order to prevent the dust and sand from accumulating in one end of the car, the cam must be adjusted in different positions in relation to the front and rear ot'thecar. of the chain P, for by means of the same the wheels 0 and L can be slightly rotated, whereby the racks K, the bar J, and the can] H will be moved forward or backward more or less, and consequently the lowered end of the pivoted sectionot' the trunk-bottom will be more or less from the rear end of the car. As the cam H is toothed, it will vibrate the projections D D c, and the sections 0 O 850.,slightly, thereby causing the sand and dust to slide 0E more rapidly.

Thisisaccomplished by means I Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, substantially as herein shown and described, with a cotton-opener trunk provided with pivoted floor-sections, ot' a car adapted to pass under the floor-sections of the trunk, and provided with means for tilting the sectionsthereoiand dumping the refuse from the bottom into the car, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the cotton-opener trunk A, of the pivoted sections 0 0 &c., the projections D D the cam H, and the car F, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the cotton-opener trunk A, of the pivoted sections 0 G the projections D D having the weights E E attached thereto, the cam H, and the car F, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with the cotton-opener trunk A, of the pivoted sections 0 0 the projections 1) D the cam H, and means for adjusting the same, and the car F, substantially 25 as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, with the cotton-opener trunk A, of the pivoted sections 0 0 the projections D D the cam H, the bar J, the bind- 3o ing-screw N, and the car F, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth. I

6. The combination, with the cotton-opener trunk A, of the pivoted sections 0 O, the pro- 3 5 jections D D the cam H, the bar J, the racks K, the cog-wheels L, the studded wheel 0, and the chain P, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

PATRICK ROWE. JAMES J. SGANLIN. Witnesses:

EDWARD GRONIN, J AMES PRos'sER. 

